Damian Green

Two senior Tory MPs have warned not to get Downing Street in a battle with the BBC amid reports he wants pruned back to the Sender "solid".

Not 10 believed recommended That the current licence fee should be replaced by a subscription service and specific channels sold.

the Former minister Damian Green said such a radical overhaul

"the destruction of the BBC was not in our Manifesto," he wrote.

Huw Merriman , the MP for Bexhill and Battle, who is the Chairman of the all-party parliamentary group for the BBC, has warned No 10 "ramp-up of a unedifying "vendetta" against the BBC, saying The Corporation should be "no goal".

"This is not a battle of the BBC picking is promised a competition in my party, if we are elected," he wrote in The Daily Telegraph. "If the BBC ends in decline, it is the government, the accused are, by the very people we rely on for support in the next election. "

the Minister recently, a public consultation is not initiated, if the payment of the licence fee should remain a criminal offence.

Many of the members say, those who do not pay willing or unable, the mandatory fee will rise from April by £3 to £157. 50 years - not to be traced. The BBC has warned such a change could have a significant impact on the finances and may put some of its output in danger

The Conservative election victory has triggered a wider debate about how the BBC should be funded in The Future and whether the license fee is protected in law until 2027, when the BBC ends the current Royal Charter, is still The Best model.

During The Campaign , Boris Johnson , who worked for The Daily Telegraph, spectator and other titles, said during a 30-Year career in journalism, the license fee saw dust and its elimination is necessary "search".

The Sunday Times reported a senior-helpers like to say That the watch was "very upset" about the need for major changes at the BBC. He said there was support in No 10 for the transmitter is reduced and to sell the majority of its 61 national and local radio stations.

the BBC's Chairman Sir David Clementi has warned That the commissioning of the station services behind a paywall would reduce the ability to "bring the country together".

More Than 100,000 people signed a petition calling for an end to the "political" attacks on the BBC and for the politicians signed on to support The Role of the BBC "plays in independently hold the government responsible".

But the other, the Conservatives, told the BBC "get his house in order", if it wanted to continue in its current form.

Simon Hoare , Chairman of the Northern Ireland select committee, said, the Sender must immediately reverses his decision

Speaking on Sunday, transportation Secretary Grant shapp's insisted That no decisions had been on the BBC, the long-term Future and the people should be "careful" about MRP inventory comments in the Newspapers.

"It is not simply the case That there is some predetermined decision on The Future funding of the BBC," he told Sky's philosophy of Ridge show. "It's a long way to go on this, and certainly no decisions - That is the purpose of a consultation. "

He said That the popularity of on-demand, subscription services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime had changed, the media landscape and the BBC has had to adapt.

"We all want the BBC to recognize a success, but everyone, including the BBC, That in a changing world, the BBC will have to change. "

Labour's shadow culture Secretary Tracy Brabin called, the new culture Secretary of state, Oliver Dowden , who was appointed in the last week the cards were shuffled, "do you speak for the" public service broadcasting and for the BBC remained "fit for The Future ".

Source of news: bbc.com